Campylobacter species in cats and dogs in South Australia

• Published in: Australian veterinary journal Vol. 77; no. 10; pp. 662 - 666
• Main Authors: Baker, J, Barton, M.D, Lanser, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.1999
• Subjects: age differences; animal health; animal housing; animal husbandry; Animals; Campylobacter; Campylobacter - classification; Campylobacter - isolation & purification; Campylobacter coli; Campylobacter Infections - epidemiology; Campylobacter Infections - veterinary; Campylobacter jejuni; Campylobacter upsaliensis; Carrier State - epidemiology; Carrier State - veterinary; cat; Cat Diseases - epidemiology; Cats; Disease Reservoirs - veterinary; dog; Dog Diseases - epidemiology; Dogs; enteric; enteritis; Enteritis - epidemiology; Enteritis - veterinary; Feces - microbiology; Female; gender differences; human; Humans; incidence; Male; South Australia - epidemiology; South Australia

Background Campylobacter enteritis was the most frequently notified infectious disease in Australia in 1996 and Campylobacter species have been associated with extra‐intestinal infections such as purulent arthritis and Guillian‐Barré syndrome. Dogs and cats are known to carry campylobacteria and con...